Patents by Inventor Clyde E. Wesp

Clyde E. Wesp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Self-locking connector
    Patent number: 4133594
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed which features a bifurcated contact providing a pair of contact legs enveloped within an insulating body or housing having a conductor entry opening registering with the contact legs. The housing includes beveled cam shoulders adjacent its opening and which cooperate with the contact legs to automatically apply a predetermined conductor locking force upon inserting the conductor into the housing between the contact legs and which increase the locking force in response to a conductor withdrawal force being applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1979
    Assignee: HI-G, Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric W. Laverick, Clyde E. Wesp